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to the company for her own and my lord's absence all this while��

she'll retire to her chamber instantly。



MEL。  I go this moment。  Now�察�fortune�察�I defy thee。





SCENE XIII。





MASKWELL alone。



MASK。  I confess you may be allowed to be secure in your own

opinion�察�the appearance is very fair�察�but I have an after´game to

play that shall turn the tables�察�and here comes the man that I must

manage。





SCENE XIV。





��To him�А�LORD TOUCHWOOD。



LORD TOUCH。  Maskwell�察�you are the man I wished to meet。



MASK。  I am happy to be in the way of your lordship's commands。



LORD TOUCH。  I have always found you prudent and careful in anything

that has concerned me or my family。



MASK。  I were a villain else。  I am bound by duty and gratitude�察�and

my own inclination�察�to be ever your lordship's servant。



LORD TOUCH。  Enough。  You are my friend�察�I know it。  Yet there has

been a thing in your knowledge�察�which has concerned me nearly�察�that

you have concealed from me。



MASK。  My lord��



LORD TOUCH。  Nay�察�I excuse your friendship to my unnatural nephew

thus far。  But I know you have been privy to his impious designs

upon my wife。  This evening she has told me all。  Her good nature

concealed it as long as was possible�察�but he perseveres so in

villainy�察�that she has told me even you were weary of dissuading

him�察�though you have once actually hindered him from forcing her。



MASK。  I am sorry�察�my lord�察�I can't make you an answer�察�this is an

occasion in which I would not willing be silent。



LORD TOUCH。  I know you would excuse himand I know as well that

you can't。



MASK。  Indeed I was in hopes it had been a youthful heat that might

have soon boiled over�察�but ´



LORD TOUCH。  Say on。



MASK。  I have nothing more to say�察�my lord�察�but to express my

concern�察�for I think his frenzy increases daily。



LORD TOUCH。  How�  �Give me but proof of it�察�ocular proof�察�that I may

justify my dealing with him to the world�察�and share my fortunes。



MASK。  O my lord� �consider�察�that is hard。  Besides�察�time may work

upon him。  Then�察�for me to do it�  �I have professed an everlasting

friendship to him。



LORD TOUCH。  He is your friend�察�and what am I��



MASK。  I am answered。



LORD TOUCH。  Fear not his displeasure�察�I will put you out of his��

and fortune's power�察�and for that thou art scrupulously honest�察�I

will secure thy fidelity to him�察�and give my honour never to own any

discovery that you shall make me。  Can you give me a demonstrative

proof�拭 �Speak。



MASK。  I wish I could not。  To be plain�察�my lord�察�I intended this

evening to have tried all arguments to dissuade him from a design

which I suspect�察�and if I had not succeeded�察�to have informed your

lordship of what I knew。



LORD TOUCH。  I thank you。  What is the villain's purpose��



MASK。  He has owned nothing to me of late�察�and what I mean now�察�is

only a bare suspicion of my own。  If your lordship will meet me a

quarter of an hour hence there�察�in that lobby by my lady's bed´

chamber�察�I shall be able to tell you more。



LORD TOUCH。  I will。



MASK。  My duty to your lordship makes me do a severe piece of

justice。



LORD TOUCH。  I will be secret�察�and reward your honesty beyond your

hopes。





SCENE XV。





Scene opening�察�shows Lady Touchwood's chamber。



MELLEFONT solus。



MEL。  Pray heaven my aunt keep touch with her assignation。  O that

her lord were but sweating behind this hanging�察�with the expectation

of what I shall see。  Hist�察�she comes。  Little does she think what a

mine is just ready to spring under her feet。  But to my post。  ��Goes

behind the hangings。��





SCENE XVI。





LADY TOUCHWOOD。



LADY TOUCH。  'Tis eight o'clock�察�methinks I should have found him

here。  Who does not prevent the hour of love�察�outstays the time�察�for

to be dully punctual is too slow。  I was accusing you of neglect。





SCENE XVII。





LADY TOUCHWOOD�察�MASKWELL�察�MELLEFONT absconding。



MASK。  I confess you do reproach me when I see you here before me��

but 'tis fit I should be still behindhand�察�still to be more and more

indebted to your goodness。



LADY TOUCH。  You can excuse a fault too well�察�not to have been to

blame。  A ready answer shows you were prepared。



MASK。  Guilt is ever at a loss�察�and confusion waits upon it�察�when

innocence and bold truth are always ready for expression。



LADY TOUCH。  Not in love�此 �words are the weak support of cold

indifference�察�love has no language to be heard。



MASK。  Excess of joy has made me stupid�  �Thus may my lips be ever

closed。  ��Kisses her。�А �And thusO who would not lose his speech��

upon condition to have joys above it��



LADY TOUCH。  Hold�察�let me lock the door first。  ��Goes to the door。��



MASK。  ��Aside。�А �That I believed�察�'twas well I left the private

passage open。



LADY TOUCH。  So�察�that's safe。



MASK。  And so may all your pleasures be�察�and secret as this kiss ´



MEL。  And may all treachery be thus discovered。  ��Leaps out。��



LADY TOUCH。  Ah�  。�Shrieks。��



MEL。  Villain�  。�Offers to draw。��



MASK。  Nay�察�then�察�there's but one way。  ��Runs out。��





SCENE XVIII。





LADY TOUCHWOOD�察�MELLEFONT。



MEL。  Say you so�察�were you provided for an escape�拭 �Hold�察�madam�察�you

have no more holes to your burrow�察�I'll stand between you and this

sally´port。



LADY TOUCH。  Thunder strike thee dead for this deceit�察�immediate

lightning blast thee�察�me�察�and the whole world�  �Oh�  �I could rack

myself�察�play the vulture to my own heart�察�and gnaw it piecemeal�察�for

not boding to me this misfortune。



MEL。  Be patient。



LADY TOUCH。  Be damned。



MEL。  Consider�察�I have you on the hook�察�you will but flounder

yourself a´weary�察�and be nevertheless my prisoner。



LADY TOUCH。  I'll hold my breath and die�察�but I'll be free。



MEL。  O madam�察�have a care of dying unprepared�察�I doubt you have

some unrepented sins that may hang heavy�察�and retard your flight。



LADY TOUCH。  O� �what shall I do�拭�say�拭 �Whither shall I turn�拭 �Has

hell no remedy��



MEL。  None�察�hell has served you even as heaven has done�察�left you to

yourself。You're in a kind of Erasmus paradise�察�yet if you please

you may make it a purgatory�察�and with a little penance and my

absolution all this may turn to good account。



LADY TOUCH。  ��Aside。�А �Hold in my passion�察�and fall�察�fall a little��

thou swelling heart�察�let me have some intermission of this rage�察�and

one minute's coolness to dissemble。  ��She weeps。��



MEL。  You have been to blame。  I like those tears�察�and hope they are

of the purest kind��penitential tears。



LADY TOUCH。  O the scene was shifted quick before me��I had not

time to think。  I was surprised to see a monster in the glass�察�and

now I find 'tis myself�察�can you have mercy to forgive the faults I

have imagined�察�but never put in practice��O consider�察�consider how

fatal you have been to me�察�you have already killed the quiet of this

life。  The love of you was the first wandering fire that e'er misled

my steps�察�and while I had only that in view�察�I was betrayed into

unthought of ways of ruin。



MEL。  May I believe this true��



LADY TOUCH。  O be not cruelly incredulous。How can you doubt these

streaming eyes�拭 �Keep the severest eye o'er all my future conduct��

and if I once relapse�察�let me not hope forgiveness�察�'twill ever be

in your power to ruin me。  My lord shall sign to your desires�察�I

will myself create your happiness�察�and Cynthia shall be this night

your bride。  Do but conceal my failings�察�and forgive。



MEL。  Upon such terms I will be ever yours in every honest way。





SCENE XIX。





MASKWELL softly introduces LORD TOUCHWOOD�察�and retires。



MASK。  I have kept my word�察�he's here�察�but I must not be seen。





SCENE XX。





LADY TOUCHWOOD�察�LORD TOUCHWOOD�察�MELLEFONT。



LORD TOUCH。  Hell and amazement�察�she's in tears。



LADY TOUCH。  ��Kneeling。�А �Eternal blessings thank you。Ha� �my lord

listening�  �O fortune has o'erpaid me all�察�all� �all's my own��

��Aside。��



MEL。  Nay�察�I beseech you rise。



LADY TOUCH。  ��Aloud。�А �Never�察�never�  �I'll grow to the ground�察�be

buried quick beneath it�察�e'er I'll be consenting to so damned a sin

as incest� �unnatural incest��



MEL。  Ha��



LADY TOUCH。  O cruel man�察�will you not let me go�拭 �I'll forgive all

that's past。  O heaven�察�you will not ravish me��



MEL。  Damnation��



LORD TOUCH。  Monster�察�dog� �your life shall answer this�  。�Draws and

runs at MELLEFONT�察�is held by LADY TOUCHWOOD。��



LADY TOUCH。  O heavens�察�my lord�  �Hold�察�hold�察�for heaven's sake。



MEL。  Confusion�察�my uncle�  �O the damned sorceress。



LADY TOUCH。  Moderate your rage�察�good my lord�  �He's mad�察�alas�察�he's

mad。  Indeed he is�察�my lord�察�and knows not what he does。  See how

wild he looks。



MEL。  By heaven�察�'twere senseless not to be mad�察�and see such

witchcraft。



LADY TOUCH。  My lord�察�you hear him

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